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Laughing Boy
by Oliver La Farge
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
The Riverside Press: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929. First Edition, Second Printing. First edition, second printing. Lacking 1929 date on tittle page. Pulitzer Prize. Second issue dust jacket. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5.25" with 302 numbered pages.
This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Minor sunning on top edge of book. Minor staining on bottom edge of textblock. Book is cocked causing overbite to textblock. Rear hinge cracked. Dust jacket is in fair condition. Moderate chipping to both ends of spine and around all edges of jacket. Heavy sunning to spine. Original 2.50 price on front flap.
The novel is set in 1915, when the first motorized vehicle was driven into Native American territory. It concerns a boy named Laughing Boy who seeks to become an adult who can be respected among his Navajo tribe.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory number (N6-178).
This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Minor sunning on top edge of book. Minor staining on bottom edge of textblock. Book is cocked causing overbite to textblock. Rear hinge cracked. Dust jacket is in fair condition. Moderate chipping to both ends of spine and around all edges of jacket. Heavy sunning to spine. Original 2.50 price on front flap.
The novel is set in 1915, when the first motorized vehicle was driven into Native American territory. It concerns a boy named Laughing Boy who seeks to become an adult who can be respected among his Navajo tribe.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory number (N6-178).
Synopsis
Laughing Boy is a 1929 novel by Oliver La Farge about the clash between American culture and that of southwestern Native Americans. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1930.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4602
- Title
- Laughing Boy
- Author
- Oliver La Farge
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- The Riverside Press
- Date Published
- 1929
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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Ernestoic Books
Biblio member since 2023
Clarence, New York
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About Ernestoic Books
Ernestoic Books, where you can find the most sought after Modern First Editions. As our name suggests, Ernest Hemingway is our specialty and our passion. We guarantee the condition of every book we sell. Returns may be made within 14 days of receipt for any reason. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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